About [bt] Photography:
We are a Calgary based photographing duo who loves to capture the moments, the kiss, the gentle embraces, the spontaneity and surprise, the laugh, the fun and joys of life. Let us document the joys and love for you so it can serve as a constant reminder and heirloom for years to come.
Not in Calgary, we have suitcases that [LOVE] to travel and so do [WE]!!
Nothing beats the glow of an expecting mother. Meet Michelle, she’s positively radiant as she patiently waits for the arrival of her second child and a daughter to boot. This will round out their happy family to four. Big brother Isaac can barely contain his excitement on the arrival of his little sister. He can’t wait to help out and shower her with his hugs and little kisses. We also can’t wait to meet sweet lil Miss Isabella…… =)
Hi Everyone,
Just a quick note to let you know that the long awaited moving day is apon us. Its been close to a year in planning and building and now our new house is finally complete!! [bt] Photography is moving to a new home. We will be permanently disconnected as of today and hope to resume regular programming in a week’s time if not earlier. We’re very excited as we will have a dedicated client room in the new place. We’ll definitely be posting some pictures of the room once its completely done. We have a bunch of stuff to post too so hopefully it won’t take us too long to move, organize and re-connect again.
We will still be responding to email inquiries as we receive them, so keep sending them our way.
Hope to see you all on the other side.
See you soon….
For our big day we incorporated a photobooth as part of our receiving line and just to catch some fun and goofy pictures of us and the guest at the wedding. I’ll have to say that the biggest feedback we received was that everyone LOVED the PHOTOBOOTH. It was a huge success for both young and old as everyone really got into it. It gave everyone a chance to get dress up with the fun props and act goofy in front of the camera. Best part is that the guest and us will have some awesome pictures to reminisce with and remind us of the big day. Here’s a little video for everyone to enjoy. It still cracks us up no matter how often we look at these pictures. Hope it brings a smile to your face!!
For all our future couples or clients looking to incorporate a photobooth into their big day or special event, please send us an email at info@briantsang.net. We love to make it happen for you!!
Happy Viewing Everyone!!
Love,
A+B
For those that didn’t know. We have officially tied the knot last Saturday, August 28th, amongst our closest family and friends. We couldn’t be more HAPPY with how everything turned out. But because of this huge milestone this summer, we wanted to send our apologies to our readers and our awesome clients for being ever so patient and understanding with us. Our blog has definitely been left on the wayside. Now that things have settled down a bit. We PROMISE PROMISE that you will see more post soon. Thank You to everyone that sent your well wishes and given us the support and encouragement through the years. We are ESTATIC to starting this new chapter in our lives, with new journeys and adventures together. We’ll try to post pics of our big event soon!!
XOXO,
Amy + Brian
My experience with cooking is more westernized and usually involve tackling more simple dishes. So in an attempt to make my mommy proud or to prove all the nay-sayer out there that I can cook….or at least try hard to. I stepped up to the plate this time and made “bun rieu” (aka..tomato, shrimp and crab meat soup) from scratch.
A couple of friends invited us over for dinner the other night to try out their homemade bun rieu and I was hooked. It reminded me when my mom use to make it. Their soup base was with pork meat. Craving the taste and also the challenge, I scoured the internet to find a recipe to make some. Of course the extra challenge was to find a recipe that was simple with easy to find ingredients and also something that can be made on the fly. We all know how busy life gets so something that is quick and easy is always a good thing. Happy to report that I found it and the prep time along with the cooking time is roughly 45mins to 1hr depending on how efficient you are in the kitchen (lol). The time cruncher is really all the simmering time to allow the flavors to infuse the soup. I made the soup the night before as I didn’t know how long it would take me. The good news is that it allowed a longer time for the flavors to meld together…and the other great news is all the more quicker dinner was served tonight. The biggest time saver is the fact that this recipe uses a chicken broth soup base. I think if you use pork meat and bones you’ll have to add some time to boil and prepare the pork. But that’s for attempt #2 when I always modify the recipe to shake things up a bit (lol).
Here’s what it looks like simmering in the pot.
Here’s the finished product with beans sprouts and basil.
Verdict: It was YUMMY, the sort of yumminess that causes you to drink all the soup and lick the bowl clean type of Goodness. Well at least I thought so. My two taste testers both went for seconds so it must be a good sign!! Now I can’t wait to modifiy the recipe with Pork bones next time for an even more authentic taste.
If your interested in trying out the recipe, you can find it here. If you do give it a try, let me know how it goes. I did a slight modification by putting in a whole can of tomato paste instead of the 1 TBSP they recommended, just because I didn’t want any left over tomato paste (lol). Oh and for all those out there that have little experience with Shrimp Paste….a little goes a long way and its one of the things that makes bun rieu authentic in my opinion. But it has a very strong flavor and smell so you might even want to substitute it out or add into the bowls later for those that can handle it.
Happy Cooking everyone!!
